Academy of the Sacred Heart, established in 1851, is Michigan’s oldest independent school, offering a Catholic, college-preparatory education to girls (infant-Grade 12) and boys (infant-Grade 8) of many cultures and faiths. As part of an international network of schools, we are committed to a set of principles shared by all Sacred Heart Schools. Known as the Goals and Criteria, these principles articulate the core components of a Sacred Heart education and charge our community with a unified educational mission.

At the heart of our philosophy is the belief that each child possesses unique gifts. Our job is to unearth those gifts, nurture them, and empower each child of the Sacred Heart to share those gifts with the global community. Academy of the Sacred Heart is committed to being an equitable and inclusive community and seeks candidates who connect to our Mission and Goals.

We are searching for an energetic Language Art and Social Studies Teacher to join our faculty. This position incorporates teaching elements of history, geography, politics, economics, religion, and culture to pupils integrated into reading, writing, and speaking skills.

Essential functions include but are not limited to:

• Develop lesson plans and select learning material and resources that will help achieve curriculum objectives.
• Execute lessons efficiently using different styles of teaching depending on the content.
• Analyze needs, interests, strengths, and weaknesses of students and differentiate instruction accordingly.
• Monitor student progress and shift expectations to promote academic growth.
• Engage students to ensure a lively classroom atmosphere.
• Instruct students about the structure and content of the English language.
• Emphasize the rules of composition, grammar, and sentence construction.
• Teach students to think critically and with an interdisciplinary mindset.
• Communicate effectively with colleagues and families.
• Attend professional meetings, educational conferences, and teacher training workshops in order to maintain and improve professional competence.

The successful candidate should demonstrate passion and commitment to an interdisciplinary approach as well as source appropriate learning material and present varying viewpoints that allow students to feel safe and successful. A clear commitment to the educational philosophy of Sacred Heart Schools as articulated in https://www.sacredheartusc.education/mission/educational-philosophy is essential.

The School Network

Academy of the Sacred Heart is one of 24 schools in the U.S. and Canada Network of Sacred Heart Schools and is affiliated with a network of over 200 Sacred Heart schools worldwide. The school's mission is to cultivate in our students a personal and active faith in God and to lay the foundation for a meaningful life.

Archdiocese of Detroit

All teachers in the Catholic Schools in the Archdiocese of Detroit shall be certified and /or approved for teaching by the Department of Education for the State of Michigan. All teachers are required to hold the appropriate endorsement for the subject(s) they are assigned to teach.

The Archdiocese of Detroit is an equal opportunity employer that does not illegally discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, age, disability, height, weight, genetic information, marital or other legally protected status.